CHICAGO – Senior setter
Abbey Opilka (Dyer, Ind./Hanover Central) posted her team-leading ninth double-double of the season with 25 assists and 12 digs, however the Saint Xavier University women's volleyball team (7-19/7-9 CCAC) lost in three sets (20-25, 25-27, 20-25) to No. 23 ranked Indiana University Kokomo in a non-conference match on Bob Hallberg Court at the Shannon Center in Chicago, Ill. Opilka added two service aces and a kill. For the match in a row, sophomore right side
Ella O'Neill (Orland Park, Ill./Edgewood/Andrew) led the Cougars in kills, coming away with 11. She also had a pair of blocks.
- Senior outside hitter Aalyssa Gunn (Orlando, Fla./Trinity Christian/Orlando Christian Prep) tallied 10 kills, five digs and a solo block.
- Senior middle blocker Delaney Panozzo (Grant Park, Ill./Grant Park) logged nine kills and a match-high tying four blocks.
- Freshman middle blocker Addison Hoeniges (Bloomington, Ill./Bloomington Central Catholic) totaled six kills, five digs, a career-high four assists, two aces and two blocks (one solo).
- Junior libero Taylor Vann (Oklahoma City, Okla./Bishop McGuinness Catholic) tied for the team-lead with 12 digs, along with three digs and a service ace.
- Junior defensive specialist Yuvia Velasquez (Burbank, Ill./Reavis) finished with five digs and she tied her season-high with two aces.
- Freshman defensive specialist Emma Smola (Tinley Park, Ill./Andrew) scooped up six digs and junior middle blocker Ellie Graf (Loves Park, Ill./Rockford Christian) added four blocks.
Saint Xavier (7-19/7-9 CCAC) travels to Milwaukee, Wis. to play Mount Mary University (Wis.) in Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference (CCAC) action on Tuesday, November 3. The match is scheduled for a 7:00 pm start.
